I have never been good at directions, well geography… Good thing I married a guy who likes to travel and knows where we are going and how to get there! Keeping straight time zones and stuff like that, I just ask my husband and he will laugh giving me the answer. Ha! He will travel for hours across any time zone to enjoy a few days away. I don’t really care for taking hours to get where I am going, especially riding in a car. Guess that’s another way we are different.

Even though I haven’t been a great traveler, I have been a long distance runner. Yep, I can run for two hours, but riding in a car that long is soooo boring. Ha! Nevertheless, staying on course and attaining endurance is quite important to sustain for that amount of time I’m running. Endurance has always been something I have had. I’m not sure where it came from, but my sister and brother seem to have that drive and endurance, too. I have always been driven to stay in one direction that would lead to success and happiness.

My grandmother followed God’s direction through working her farm. She had great drive and endurance to run her farm like she did. Her eyes didn’t waiver from her vision on her farm and neither did her heart as she sat in her pew every Sunday. She knew that God calls us to look heavenward during any situation for His guidance and endurance. 2 Thessalonians 3:5 says, “May the LORD direct your hearts to God’s love and Christ’s endurance.” Where is your direction leading you? Where is your happiness and success? Where does your endurance come from?